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Posted August 29, 2014
Arcanum, Gabriel Knight, Zeus+Poseidon, Quest for Glory, and many more Activision classics 60% off!

As the weekend draws near, it's time to reveal the next exciting promo on GOG.com. So here I am, shouting from the top of my lungs: Attention: Activision!. Here's a superb collection of 32 memorable titles. Oh, wait... that's wrong. What I meant was: 32 game boxes. Some of them contain more than just one game, so the actual number of titles in the Attention: Activision! promo amounts to over 50! You can get them all 60% off until Tuesday, September 2, at 3:59AM GMT. Let's take a peek into some of the boxes!

Arcanum: of Steamworks and Magic Obscura summons the spirit of classic isometric RPGs into a unique world where steampunk meets fantasy in a creative mixture of imagination, weird fiction adventure, and role-playing freedom. Gabriel Knight, a tormented young writter, came to be a celebrity of the point-and-click adventure genre. The first game he stars in--subtitled "Sins of the Fathers"--features beautiful pixel-art graphics, over 7000 lines of fully-voiced dialog, and a dark story balancing on the verge of madness and occult. That's just the beginning of Gabriel's saga. Quest for Glory 1-5 is an amazing collection of Sierra's innovative action-RPGs. Each of the five games can be played as a whole but you can also treat the series as one big adventure, as the character and his accumulated wealth can carry on from one game into another. Experience the game that set many standards in the "new school" of computer RPG!

Those excellent games are but a tip of the iceberg of Activision-licenced awesomeness. There are dozens of other fantastic titles you can grab 60% off, so head out to Activision catalog page and go nuts! The promo lasts until Tuesday, September 2, at 3:59AM GMT, so don't miss out!
Posted August 31, 2014
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ZwaanME: It actually is showing you this by displaying the game's name in grey instead of black text. But it would be clearer if it just said "owned" instead.
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eiii: I like it that the new page also shows prices for already owned games (always had to log out before to get them), but at least a good visible icon should show if you already own a game, not a slightly different color.
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drinnen: am I the only one who'd like a nice compact almost ascii like list of things.
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eiii: No, you are not the only one. :)
Guess the editors of GOG.com have been paying attention to the discussion in the forum because they've added the word "Owned" to all games I own since I last checked the site. Two thumbs up, much appreciated!!
Posted September 01, 2014
Posted in the QfG subforum but thought some here might be interested, too.

Quest for Glory Series Retrospective (new video came which out today)
Posted September 01, 2014
Vampire The Masquerade redemtion is among the best games I have played. At this price it is cheaper than stolen.

Really good voiceover performances for such an old game, I like how they did something different. The graphics were good too for its time but what stood out the most was the characters and story. The world was really interestingly weaved into the christian lore.

Ok I'll admit that controlling your party members can be a little patience trying at times but I see it as a mini strategy game of sorts. Well worth your time if you are into old school RPGs with a gothic/vampiric twist that has a good story.
Posted September 01, 2014
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Matruchus: I think with this website look android and ios games are more or less a certainty and where gog is going now. I think all the bad feelings and misgivings a lot of gog users had before is now slowly coming true.
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wvpr: This is the weekend sale. They have one every weekend.

They came out and said the games in the last sale were leaving. There wasn't any mention of Activision leaving in this sale.

They've also mentioned it's getting hard to keep bringing old games on board. Most of GOG's old exclusives are now easily available on Steam and cheaper competitors. GOG could double down and keep selling whatever old titles they can still get hold of, but they'd steadily shrink into obscurity.

So instead they're trying to branch out in ways that don't abandon their customers' interests. DRM-free phone games wouldn't be out of place alongside DRM-free indie games, linux games, and movies. Bear in mind, the trend of designing websites to accommodate mobile browsers extends beyond online storefronts. GOG might have no mobile plans for the immediate future. At any rate, as long as they can keep making money selling what they're already selling, they have no reason to stop.

If publishers pick up and move on, I think it's safe to say the reason is not GOG's disdain for their customers. Most of the companies GOG deals with want terms favorable to themselves. If GOG was only interested in selling out, they long ago would have added Steam logos, various DRM schemes, and regional pricing without store credit. They're in a tougher position negotiating with publishers because they didn't go far enough in the direction everyone else is moving.
I hope not. 99% of mobile games are shit or shovelware.Sorry. If you thought indie games were plagued (regardless of the few gems that will end up being classics ) with tons of tower defence, platformers etc (many crap ones), its far worse on mobile gaming platforms - so many generic games its really laughable (and people still pay for them!!). Fine for casual audience.Not for the rest of us. Lets hope GOG sticks with old classics and good indies (versus the many really shit ones out there - you know it, i know it, GOG seems to have strict criteria - good in most cases)
Posted September 05, 2014
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wvpr: This is the weekend sale. They have one every weekend.

They came out and said the games in the last sale were leaving. There wasn't any mention of Activision leaving in this sale.

They've also mentioned it's getting hard to keep bringing old games on board. Most of GOG's old exclusives are now easily available on Steam and cheaper competitors. GOG could double down and keep selling whatever old titles they can still get hold of, but they'd steadily shrink into obscurity.

So instead they're trying to branch out in ways that don't abandon their customers' interests. DRM-free phone games wouldn't be out of place alongside DRM-free indie games, linux games, and movies. Bear in mind, the trend of designing websites to accommodate mobile browsers extends beyond online storefronts. GOG might have no mobile plans for the immediate future. At any rate, as long as they can keep making money selling what they're already selling, they have no reason to stop.

If publishers pick up and move on, I think it's safe to say the reason is not GOG's disdain for their customers. Most of the companies GOG deals with want terms favorable to themselves. If GOG was only interested in selling out, they long ago would have added Steam logos, various DRM schemes, and regional pricing without store credit. They're in a tougher position negotiating with publishers because they didn't go far enough in the direction everyone else is moving.
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Niggles: I hope not. 99% of mobile games are shit or shovelware.Sorry. If you thought indie games were plagued (regardless of the few gems that will end up being classics ) with tons of tower defence, platformers etc (many crap ones), its far worse on mobile gaming platforms - so many generic games its really laughable (and people still pay for them!!). Fine for casual audience.Not for the rest of us. Lets hope GOG sticks with old classics and good indies (versus the many really shit ones out there - you know it, i know it, GOG seems to have strict criteria - good in most cases)
GOG carries Master of Orion 3 and Daikatana. There are some other real turkeys in the catalog.

If they decided to start carrying mobile games, it would be to serve mobile gamers. For good or bad, their mobile catalog would trend toward what mobile gamers want. As long as it helps their business without hurting the desktop games, I don't think GOG Mobile would be a bad thing.

They need to be diverse enough to stay afloat if Steam or other factors shut off the lion's share of their traditional business. They've done great things for classic gaming, but they can't force publishers and rights-holders to meet their terms. A more diverse business gives them more flexibility to keep serving their original market when conditions are tough.
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